Increased intramuscular and intracapsular temperature via ThermaCare® Knee Wrap application

Medical Science Monitor

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2008, Pages

  Draper, David O ^a   Ty Hopkins, J ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Pain; Physical agents; Topical heat

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; GLUTARALDEHYDE; LIDOCAINE; POVIDONE IODINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BANDAGE; CATHETER; CHRONIC PAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEAT; HEATING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; JOINT CAPSULE; KNEE PAIN; MALE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PORTABLE EQUIPMENT; RATING SCALE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SYRINGE; TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; VASTUS MEDIALIS MUSCLE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; BODY TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTHERMIA, INDUCED; KNEE; KNEE JOINT; MALE; PERCEPTION; SKIN TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 46449090084     PISSN: 12341010     EISSN: 16433750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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